Bernard Durkan
Question:84. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) can qualify for a disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40565/20]
View answerWednesday, 2 December 2020
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Disability allowance (DA) is a weekly allowance paid to people with a specified disability who are aged over 16 and under 66. The disability must be expected to last for at least one year and the allowance is subject to a medical assessment, a means test and a habitual residency test.
A completed application form for DA must be submitted to the Department in order to have eligibility checked and a formal decision made on entitlement. To date no application for disability allowance has been received from the person concerned.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.